I moved to LOTRO after years on and off of running around in WoW raids, constantly moving and mashing buttons until my fingers bled.  It may be that I'm getting older, but I appreciate the slower combat style of LOTRO.  I feel like I can relax.

As far from the community being elitist, I haven't encountered that in the least.  It is the most welcoming, helpful group of players I've met in any MMO.

Wowwwww, this looks incredible!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5guMumPFBag

I've been having problems with the LOTRO client locking up (stops responding) on zoning.  It's been happening literally about 1/5 of the time I zone, including just going in and out of buildings in Bree.  I contacted their support and the below response is what I got.  Does this sound right?  I haven't had this problem in any of the several other MMO's I've played with this OS.

Thank you for your reply. We believe this problem is related to memory limitations in 32-bit versions of Windows, such as the one you are using. In these versions of Windows, the operating system has problems handling processes once they pass a certain size. When the LOTRO client process passes a size that windows can no longer handle stability, LOTRO crashes. Lowering video settings or disabling sound can reduce the occurrence of these crashes by causing the LOTRO client to use less memory. Other players have detailed a Windows change that allows it to handle larger processes, detailed here. Please not that these steps are not officially supported and that we cannot guarantee they will work for you.

The long term solution for this problem would be upgrading to a 64-bit version of Windows that does not have this memory limitation.

Originally posted by Maquiame

Originally posted by Vigg

Originally posted by Blessings

Define successful. I'm going to assume you mean easily and profitably.

 

No.

So high-end crafting recipes and materials come mainly from raids?  Is raiding the end-game PvE focus?  Crap, I'm still looking for a game where you can be a desirable crafter without having to do this.

So then hire raiders to get the recipes and materials for you in raids. Most raiders will not be crafters. Ever watch the show Sword Art Online?

Never watched that, no.  And this sounds good, as long as the mats and recipes aren't bind on pickup.

Originally posted by Blessings

Define successful. I'm going to assume you mean easily and profitably.

 

No.

So high-end crafting recipes and materials come mainly from raids?  Is raiding the end-game PvE focus?  Crap, I'm still looking for a game where you can be a desirable crafter without having to do this.

I'm tending to spam the left mouse key attack (I'm also using my other attacks on cooldown) and I'm constantly finding myself unable to dash out of the red circles because I'm locked in an attack animation when the mob attack goes off. Shouldn't dash override your current attack and make you run right away? How do I adjust to this?

Thanks!

Originally posted by Ubel12
Can someone please explain to me what the word Whit means? He uses this unknown word multiple times throughout his rant or whatever it is he is doing.

I think he's being gangsta...

Originally posted by Ozmodan

Originally posted by Vigg
I really want to play LOTRO, but I keep reading that it's shutting down in 2014 when the IP rights expire.  I guess they have the option to extend to 2017, but many question whether it's profitable enough to warrant the expense.  =/

If they were shutting down in 2014 why add all this new content?  This is not the Star Wars IP.  The chances of another company bidding up the IP rights are slim and non existent.  

You...don't think anyone else is interested in the rights to Lord of the Rings?

Also, Turbine released an expansion to AC2 in May, 2005 and shut the game down in December, 2005...

My favorite part of WoW was always hunter pets, so I'm interested in this game.  I'm interested enough to consider paying $19.99 for the lowest level VIP pack for early beta access.  Is the closed beta currently up and functioning continuously?

Thanks!

I created a new Turbine account to try out LOTRO.  When I log into account management, I see zero options for signing up for a paid, full-access account.  As a matter of fact, it doesn't list me as having any type of subs at all, even free.  How do I do this?  I've been using the following site for account management:

https://myaccount.turbine.com

Thanks!